I’d been trying to feel my breath like the teacher described. The bridge to the deepest level of the mind, an involuntary and voluntary bodily process which you could train yourself to observe without interfering. 140 more words

Asking meditators how they discovered Vipassana meditation will never get you twice the same story. I’m always bewildered by the course of events and unlikely “coincidences” that led someone to this path: the complex web of persons involved, the unlikely sequence of random events, failed acts, hesitations and postponements. 986 more words

At one point of our exciting journey we decided to calm down our mind, take a deep breath, leave our little possessions behind (wallets, watches, electronic devices, books, pens and papers) and live a monk life for 10 days in total: noble silence. 637 more words